. Afghanistan’s Maternal Health Services Struggle to Meet Rising Needs Women and girls remain among the most affected by Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis. In 2026, more than 10.7 million women and girls require humanitarian assistance. Debilitating restrictions on movement, education and employment
Recent reporting and curated coverage across every beat we cover.
. International and national partners mark the successful completion of the "Labor-Intensive Maintenance in Public Schools" project in Jordan Amman, July 12, 2026 – Today, representatives from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Labour, the German Embassy in Jordan, the German Federal Ministr
. Highlights 94 partners supported through logistics coordination and information sharing, access to common services and trainings • 20 participants from 9 organizations to the Logistics Cluster Induction training in Kyiv • IMPACCT Customs & Importations course for the first time launched in Ukr
One summer in college, I studied abroad in Paris to satisfy some philosophy and art history requirements for my degree. After our plane landed, my class went straight from arrivals to Musée de l’Orangerie, where I proceeded to get lost in Claude Monet’s impressionistic masterpiece Nymphéas (Water Li
There’s a wizard character in the Harry Potter series whose work involves close contact with technologies created by ordinary humans. Like any wizard, he has little need of all this: With a flick of the wand and a mouthful of hocus-pocus, he can work wonders. Yet he finds endless delight in rooting
Nathan Glasper directs Calvin University’s gospel choir, an ensemble that started as a club at the institution 38 years ago. When the club started, the university didn’t see gospel music as a tradition that belonged in higher education. Now the ensemble—an official university choir—has over 100 memb
Earlier this summer, CT started running an occasional feature on reader responses. Here’s a new installment. Ben Sasse Doesn’t Doubt God’s Goodness Ben Sasse’s words brought a sense of both comfort and remembrance to my own situation earlier this year when I came within hours of death due to a massi
Doug Wilson is an Idaho pastor and author, a theocratic Christian nationalist—his terms—with a theatrical flair and a vulgar tongue. He founded his own denomination, which now includes Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, after making “so many enemies in Reformed circles that no denomination will have
. SITUATION OVERVIEW • The Dominican Republic, like other Small Island Developing States in the Caribbean, is highly exposed to severe weather events such as hurricanes, flooding, and droughts, which disrupt livelihoods, damage infrastructure, and strain food systems. Ecosystem degradation further r
. SITUATION OVERVIEW • Zimbabwe is closely monitoring forecasts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which indicate the potential for El Niño conditions during the 2026/2027 agricultural season. While more localised and deta
Countries: Italy, World .
Countries: Ukraine, Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, World . Executive summary More than four years after the beginning of the Russian Federation’s full scale invasion of Ukraine, millions of people rem
. Myanmar remains one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises, with more than 16 million people in need as conflict, displacement, protection risks and access constraints intensify urgent needs nationwide. Nearly 3.8 million people are estimated to be displaced across Myanmar, many after mult
. Afghanistan’s Maternal Health Services Struggle to Meet Rising Needs Women and girls remain among the most affected by Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis. In 2026, more than 10.7 million women and girls require humanitarian assistance. Debilitating restrictions on movement, education and employment
. Women and girls remain among the most affected by Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis. In 2026, more than 10.7 million women and girls require humanitarian assistance. Debilitating restrictions on movement, education and employment continue to limit access to essential services, while increasing pro
. New evidence on how livelihoods, employment and protection challenges shape the lives of forcibly displaced communities Livelihoods and Employment Opportunity Needs Assessment (LEONA) is a large-scale livelihoods and employment assessment in Myanmar, done in collaboration between the World Bank an
Countries: Lebanon, Japan . Across Lebanon, many families remain displaced while others continue to recover from economic hardship and the lingering effects of insecurity. Humanitarian assistance remains essential to help families meet their basic food needs and stabilize their lives during this per
. Gender Alert on the monsoon flood, flash flood and landslide situation affecting Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT), Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Kurigram highlights the gender-differentiated impacts of the current emergency, with women, girls, persons with disabilities, old
. Gender Alert on the monsoon flood, flash flood and landslide situation affecting Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT), Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Kurigram highlights the gender-differentiated impacts of the current emergency, with women, girls, persons with disabilities, old
. What was received: This quarter, 25,893 feedback entries were received, a 14% decrease from the baseline and down from last quarter. Requests for assistance, services, and repairs continued to account for nearly all feedback (99%), with slope protection remaining the most reported issue and report
.
. Key Messages From June to October 2026, outcomes aligned with Stressed (IPC Phase 2) are expected in southern agropastoral zones and much of the coast. The March-June national cereal harvest was below average, and rural households will likely deplete their food stocks and become market reliant up
. The Bangladesh Anticipatory Action Technical Working Group (AATWG), in collaboration with the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR), the Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP), the Department of Disaster Management (DDM), and the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), organized a f
. The Bangladesh Anticipatory Action Technical Working Group (AATWG), in collaboration with the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR), the Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP), the Department of Disaster Management (DDM), and the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), organized a f
. Key Messages In Al-Hudaydah, Hajjah, and Ta’izz governorates, Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes are likely to persist throughout the projection period, while the rest of the country will remain in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) with pockets of households facing Emergency (IPC Phase 4). Anecdotal reports sugg
Countries: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan . Key Messages Slow recovery from multiple years of drought, below-average production, and few labor opportunities are expected to drive Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes in Daykundi, Faryab, and Ghor provinces through January 2027. While the
Countries: Sudan, Chad, South Sudan . Key Messages FEWS NET estimates that 22.0-22.99 million people will be in need of humanitarian food assistance through September. Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes are expected to spread across North Darfur; parts of Central, South, and East Darfur; much of Great
. Key Messages FEWS NET estimates that 3.0-3.49 million people will be in need of humanitarian food assistance between June-January, with needs expected to peak between September and October, during the typical height of the lean season. The populations of highest concern remain refugees and those i
. Overview Historical data show that the Far North Region has experienced recurrent cholera outbreaks, with the largest outbreaks recorded in 2010 and 2011. Although recent outbreaks have been smaller in absolute numbers, the current 2026 outbreak is concerning because the case fatality rate of 6.76
. Key Messages From June to September as the 2026 lean season peaks, widespread Crisis (IPC Phase 3) in northern, central, and southern areas is most likely due to high food prices, limited income-earning opportunities, and high market reliance. Concurrently, the belg harvest is improving food acces
Countries: United Republic of Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo . FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Erratic temporal distribution of seasonal rains affecting yields of “Masika” and “Msimu” crops Maize national average price in May close to its year‑earlier level Pockets of acute food insecuri
. The Kyrgyz Republic faces a complex and evolving nutrition challenge. Despite progress in reducing childhood malnutrition over the past decade, recent trends show stagnation and even reversal in key indicators. Child stunting has risen from 12 to 14 percent, while wasting and overweight levels rem
. The Kyrgyz Republic faces a complex and evolving nutrition challenge. Despite progress in reducing childhood malnutrition over the past decade, recent trends show stagnation and even reversal in key indicators. Child stunting has risen from 12 to 14 percent, while wasting and overweight levels rem
. Through four events held during the Health Assembly, more than 300 participants helped advance priorities on sustainable health financing and stronger civil society participation in global health governance. The Commission, which brings together more than 540 civil society organizations across all
. Key Messages Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are ongoing across Northeast Syria (NES) and Northwest Syria (NWS). Despite an improved harvest, seasonal gains are bypassing poor households. Income remains concentrated among wealthier households and is largely absorbed by debt repayment, while internal
. FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Production of the 2026 main paddy crop anticipated to be slightly below average Above-average import requirements expected in 2026/27 marketing year Rice prices slightly up the year-earlier levels, while prices of black beans moderately lower year-on-year in May Production o
. Progress, results achieved and lessons from 2025 in UNICEF humanitarian action Highlights The lives of millions of children in 2025 were shaped by violence, lack of food, famine, intensifying climate shocks and disruption of essential services. Challenges to humanitarian access and disregard for i
Countries: Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan . Key Messages FEWS NET projects 2.5-2.99 million people will need food assistance between June and January 2027, with widespread Stressed (IPC Phase 2) and worse outcomes across most of Uganda. Needs are expected to peak between Septe
. Key Messages Food assistance needs are expected to be extremely high through January 2027, with monthly estimates peaking at 6.0-6.99 million people in late 2026. Emergency (IPC Phase 4) outcomes are expected in highly crop-dependent areas of Bay, Bakool, Gedo, and Hiiraan; multiple riverine areas
. Key Messages Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes are expected through January 2027 in isolated frontline and Russian-occupied areas where conflict has severely disrupted markets, access to income, and agricultural production. Households remaining in these areas are disproportionately elderly, rural, and
India (MNN) — A mob of tribespeople in Chhattisgarh, India recently attacked 60 Christians, including children, with axes, curtain rods, and sickles, sending 13 to the hospital with severe injuries. The attackers were quickly released on bail. Greg Musselman with Voice of the Martyrs Canada says thi
Free weekly digest. Local news that actually matters — no spam, no clickbait, easy unsubscribe.
By subscribing you agree to our privacy policy. We never sell your data.